FWIW, echoing Rob's comments re: screen size & resolution, my clients' Dell netbooks are a pain to view. The clamshell isn't all that thin - though a small footprint.
----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Bell To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:05 PM Subject: [Thinkpad] IdeaPad S12 availability? Hi, Has anyone seen the IdeaPad S12 available anywhere yet? Their press release mentions "available in June". I don't see them on the Lenovo web site. I've been considering a netbook for a while, but though I like the idea of tiny footprint and long battery life, I can't live with a super-low-res, oddball resolution screen like all the 8-10" units have. At least the 12" 1280x800 screen on the S12 should be somewhat usable. My other alternative is an ASUS 1101HA, which has an 11.6" display with 1366 x 768 resolution. Battery life on that one looks awesome at nearly 11 hours, though I'm not naive enough to believe it will be that good. But they have to be better than those that claim 6 hours. I'm unsure how they can churn out some of these netbooks with decent specs for under $500 but then charge well over $1000 to even $2000 for slightly bigger 'real notebooks' like the X301 and many others. I don't see that much separating them, technology-wise. Rob -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
